It does seem like they think it is OK because there is a term for it. That doesn't mean it is a healthy thing or that you should be raising babies together. It just means it happens, for whatever reason, and they came up with a name for it. I am shocked he is attracted to a woman in her 70's! That, in and of itself, is not normal.

I didn't click on the link or read the story, because it sounds horribly sad.

It is shameful that they don't inform people who are seeking genetic relatives as adults about how common the sexual attraction is. I forget where I saw or heard a program about it, but it incredibly common and people meeting relatives should get some counselling and warning about it prior to meeting.

Unfortunately this sort of thing is not unheard off. I heard of a half brother and sister who fell in love and married. The ancient Egyptian royals used to marry only within their own immediate family. The results were not good for the offspring.

That's one way to look at it and true in a way - children are certainly born into far less loving homes.

Incest issue aside, I find it really icky that such a young man is attracted to older women. Now, there are plenty of old men and young woman out there, but I think that's icky too. If Donald Trump can wed and bed a 25 year old, then why can't an old woman wed and bed a young man? (Though yeah, I am completely repelled by the idea of a romance with my brother or my father).

Also, she's 72. I am not sure if it is fair for a woman that age to have a baby. She'll likely die before the child reaches 16 or be way too old to enjoy the child.

Well, really, they share how much DNA? 1/4? And I didn't read in any detail but is the surrogate also providing the egg? That means the child is in the clear from any negative biological consequences (which in fact are unlikely--no, it's not good to do parent/child or sibling/sibling crosses as a habit but cousin crosses overall are harmless, UNLESS the family is already carrying a negative recessive and they gamble and lose. The acceptable degree of cousin marriages varies wildly by culture, in some cases even being based on whether or not the cousin is a cross-cousin or not, ie whether they're the offspring of a father's brother or a mother's sister, in which case it's not permitted, but if it's a father's sister or a mother's brother it's acceptable.) Grandmother/grandson is fairly removed, genetically speaking. From a biological standpoint, whatever.